Steel wool pad



May 26, 1931. w. H. RoBBlNs v 1,807,136

STEEL WOOL PAD Filed Feb. 7. 1927 2 zany/7mm,

WIL/ mm H. Ro/N/s,

Guam

Patented May 26, i931 UNITED STATES' PATENT ori-Ica 'WILLIAM H. ROBBINS,4OIE SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNGB T O THE WILLIAMS COMPANY, OF LONDON,OHIO, A. CQRPORATION F 0HIO STEEL WooL ran Application led February 7,1927. Serial No. 166,475.

My invention relates to a pad and particularly to steel wool ads.

It is the object o my invention to provide a combined steel wool andtextile pad in U which the' textile material lends strength andabsorbing power to the pad. In particular it is my object to form a padin which the strands of wool and textile material such as yarn arestraight.

Referring to the drawings,

Fig. l is a bottom plan view of the pad with one layer of steel wool andalternate strands of the adjacent layer of yarn removed.

Fig.`2 is a section of the complete pad on the line 2--2 of F ig. 1,looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawings in detail, it will be observed that the pad isformed of alter- 2o nate layers of steel wool designated l between whichare located threads of yarn 2, both the wool and yarn being arranged inparallel lines transversely of the vertical height of the pad. The endsof the yarn and of the wool are cut of in suitable configuration to forma pad which preferably has a cup shaped recess formed by the sidewalls 3of the pad. In this recess can be located a cake of soap 4.

3o The textile threads lend strength to the structure and also areadapted to absorb moisture and maintain the soap in a moist condition tofacilitate the abrading or scrubbing operation.

It will be understood that I desire to comprehend within my inventionsuch modifications as may be comprehended within the scpe of thefollowing claims.

aving thus fully described my invention, what I claim is new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is :v

l. In combination a pad having aworking face formed of a plurality ofalternate laminations of parallel strands of textile materialinterspersed with layers of steel wool.

2. In a pad a. plurality of straight steel wool strands and straighttextile strands arranged in alternate layers. l

3. In a pad a plurality of steel wood and textile strands arrangedalternately in Straight lines in cup shaped form and adetachable body ofsoap mounted in said cup whereby the steel wool will cleanse an objecttreated by the pad, the soap will clean the object, and the textilematerial will support thez wool and retain the moisture in the pad forcooperation with the soap.

4. In a pad the combination of steel Wool and textile material, the:ends of said textile material being exposed on the margin of the padwhereby moisture will be. conveyed through the pad and retained thereinby said textile material.

5. In a pad the combination of steel wool and textile material, theends' of said textile'es material being exposed on the margin of the pad.whereby moisture` will be conveyed through the pad and retained thereinby said textile material, a cup formed in said pad, the inner walls ofwhich are engaged by the free ends of said textile material, and a cakeof soap mounted in said cup so that the moisture is conveyed through thepad to the soap. In testimony whereof, I aiiix mv signature.

WILLIAM H. RBBINS.

